11.10.2016Glenn Gerstell Discusses NSA’s Current and Future ChallengesStreaming Audio | MP3Glenn Gerstell, general counsel for the National Security Agency, discusses current challenges in national security, life in the general counsel’s office and careers in national security law.

11.4.2016"The Obama Administration's War Powers Legacy" with Professor Ashley DeeksVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Professor Ashley S. Deeks discusses President Obama's use of war powers, examines his approach to international law and compares his legacy with that of the Bush Administration.

11.3.2016West Virginia Solicitor General Elbert Lin and Andres Restrepo of the Sierra Club Debate EPA GuidelinesStreaming Audio | MP3West Virginia Solicitor General Elbert Lin debates Andres Restrepo of the Sierra Club on the merits of the EPA’s landmark Clean Power Plan. Professor Jon Cannon moderates. The Clean Power Plan set the first national limit on greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity generation sector. Twenty-seven states challenged the ...

10.26.2016Vicarious Liability for Employee Torts with Professor J.H. VerkerkeVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3UVA Law Professor J.H. "Rip" Verkerke delivers a lecture to mark his appointment as T. Munford Boyd Professor of Law and director of the Program for Employment and Labor Studies. He discusses how to "introduce a richer framework for evaluating the law of vicarious liability" that addresses the risks of employing "tort-prone" ...

10.25.2016Claire Gastañaga ‘74 Discusses Civil Liberties and Gender LegislationStreaming Audio | MP3Claire Gastañaga '74, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, discusses issues ranging from recent "bathroom bills" to abortion regulations and the role of feminism today in the political arena.

10.21.2016Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson ‘72 Assesses the Administrative StateStreaming Audio | MP3Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson ’72 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit offers a critique of the current administrative state. He assesses why the administrative state is necessary as well as the ways in which it could be made more effective.

10.14.20162016 Jefferson Symposium PanelsVideo | Streaming AudioThe third biennial Jefferson Symposium, sponsored by UVA Law and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, examines contemporary attitudes about free speech at American colleges and universities. The panelists for "Free Speech in the Modern University" are Teresa A. Sullivan, president of UVA; Jeffrey ...

10.7.2016Are You Destined to Deal? With Goldman Sachs Managing Director Jim DonovanVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3James Donovan, Goldman Sachs managing director and adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, talks to UVA Law students about the skills needed to work on corporate transactions as a lawyer or investment banker.

9.29.2016Women in National Security Law and U.S. CybersecurityVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Panelists discuss how the roles and responsibilities related to U.S. cybersecurity are shared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Defense and the private sector, and how each woman has become involved in this aspect of national security law. The speakers include M. Tia Johnson LL.M. '02, assistant ...

9.29.2016"The Evolving Threat of Terrorism," with Former NSA General Counsel Matt OlsenStreaming Audio | MP3Matt Olsen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center and general counsel to the National Security Agency, discusses the evolving threat of terrorism.

9.26.2016Book Panel on Professor Saikrishna Prakash's "Imperial from the Beginning" Video | Streaming Audio | MP3A panel of scholars discuss Professor Saikrishna Prakash's book, "Imperial From the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive,” published by Yale University Press. Professor John Harrison moderated the event, which features Sam Issacharoff of New York University School of Law, Will Baude of the University of Chicago ...

9.15.2016Tom Donilon '85 Explains Threats Next U.S. President FacesVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3 | Related Story The next president of the United States faces a plethora of threats from an unstable global community, former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon '85 told University of Virginia School of Law students during a Thursday talk.

9.13.2016Cities Have More Sway Than Often Perceived, Professor Richard Schragger Says in New Book
Video | Related Story A new book by University of Virginia School of Law professor Richard Schragger says many cities have untapped power that they haven't full realized.

9.12.2016Bestselling Author Corban Addison '04 Discusses 'A Harvest of Thorns'Streaming Audio | MP3UVA Law graduate Corban Addison discusses his new book, 'A Harvest of Thorns,' which delves into the human rights issues underlying the global consumer economy. Addison is the author of three international best-selling novels, "A Walk Across the Sun," "The Garden of Burning Sand" and "The Tears of Dark Water."

8.24.2016Law Journey Begins for Class of 2019Video | Streaming Audio | MP3 | Related Story Meet five of the accomplished members of the Class of 2019, who begin their legal journey at the University of Virginia School of Law today.

8.19.2016Introduction to Law School for First-Year StudentsVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Professor Molly Bishop Shadel, Vice Dean George Geis and Professor Toby Heytens give first-year students advice about studying and acclimating to law school life as they head into their first week of classes.

7.12.2016Event Remembers First Black Law Student at UVA, UVA LawStreaming Audio | MP3The Charlottesville community posthumously honored Gregory Swanson, a law student who was the first African-American student at UVA, with a ceremony at the downtown branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Swanson filed a lawsuit to gain admission to UVA and was admitted in 1950, paving the way for racial integration ...

7.1.2016History in the Making: Risa Goluboff, UVA Law's First Female Dean, Takes OfficeVideo | Related Story Risa Goluboff, the first woman to become dean at the University of Virginia School of Law, said she begins her new role today looking forward to embodying the spirit of the school.

6.17.2016Think Tank Director Shares Thoughts on Defeating ISISStreaming Audio | MP3How to win the war against ISIS? Jessica Lewis McFate, a director at the Institute for the Study of War, discusses the intricacies at the 24th National Security Law Institute.

6.16.2016Professor Ashley Deeks Discusses Law and Policy Related to Drones in Armed ConflictStreaming Audio | MP3UVA Law Professor Ashley Deeks, a senior fellow with the Center for National Security Law, talks about the use of drones in armed conflict, including the need for law and policy to catch up to technological capabilities. She gave the talk as part of the 24th National Security Law Institute.

5.23.2016UVA Law School 2016 CommencementVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3 | Related Story Will Shortz, the New York Times' crossword editor and a 1977 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, told the Class of 2016 they didn't need his advice — having an education will provide the answers.

5.22.2016UVA Law Dean Paul Mahoney's Message to UVA's Class of 2016Video | Related Story University of Virginia School of Law Dean Paul G. Mahoney delivered the University of Virginia's commencement address Sunday.

5.14.2016Retiring Professor David Martin Reflects on His Time at UVA LawVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Professor David Martin, who is retiring after 36 years at UVA Law, looks back.

5.13.2016Professor John Duffy Shares Memories of Justice Antonin ScaliaVideo | Streaming AudioUVA Law professor John Duffy discusses U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for whom he served as a clerk, and the late justice's love of language and teaching.

4.20.2016Charge to the Class of 2016 with UVA Law Professor Greg MitchellVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Professor Greg Mitchell delivers the Charge to the Class of 2016.

4.15.2016Lots of Prep, and a Little Luck, Help Ashwin Shandilya and Reedy Swanson Win 87th Lile Moot Court Video | Related Story Ashwin Shandilya and Reedy Swanson co-authored the winning brief, and Shandilya won best oralist, in the final round of UVA Law's 87th William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition.

4.14.2016UVA Jefferson Medalist John Gleeson '80 Calls for Sentencing ReformVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3 | Related Story Former federal judge John Gleeson, a 1980 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a recipient of the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, said during a talk at the school that the U.S. should reform a drug-sentencing approach that has led to mass incarceration.

4.5.2016The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law VideoUVA Law Innocence Project Clinic directors Deirdre Enright and Jennifer Givens, along with students participating in the yearlong clinic, discuss the importance of their work. They were interviewed on location at the Virginia Second Judicial Circuit, where a judge granted approval to test DNA evidence the clinic discovered ...

3.28.2016State Juvenile Justice Director Block Returns to UVA Law to Discuss His WorkStreaming Audio | MP3Andrew K. Block Jr., former director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law and an attorney who has reformed state law concerning youths, talks about his work as director of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. He addresses his background as a public interest lawyer and law professor ...

3.24.2016"Towards a Global Compact for Refugees?" with Alexander Aleinikoff of Georgetown LawStreaming Audio | MP3Professor Alexander Aleinikoff, law professor and former dean at Georgetown University Law Center, discusses potential solutions to the global refugee crisis in his talk, "Towards a Global Compact for Refugees?" Aleinikoff is one of the world's foremost experts on immigration and refugee law, and recently completed five years ...

3.18.2016The Law & Business Program, with Professor Andrew VollmerVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Andrew Vollmer, director of the John W. Glynn, Jr. Law & Business Program, speaks to admitted students about business law studies, practical experiences and extracurricular activities at the Law School. Vollmer most recently served as a partner in the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group of Wilmer Cutler Pickering ...

3.16.2016Legal Historian G. Edward White Releases Second Installment of 'Law in American History'Video | Related Story UVA Law legal historian G. Edward White takes a fresh look at law in the U.S. after the Civil War in the second installment of his "Law in American History" series.

3.15.2016"King Making": Brown v. Board of Education and the Rise of a Racial SaviorStreaming Audio | MP3H. Timothy Lovelace, an Indiana University law professor and 2006 UVA Law graduate, delivers his talk, "King Making": Brown v. Board of Education and the Rise of a Racial Savior" as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. The talk was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law

3.4.20162016 Henry Abraham Lecture: "The Middle East: Muddle, Mess or Mission?," With Amb. Thomas PickeringVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Thomas R. Pickering, former undersecretary of state and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, delivers the 2016 Henry Abraham Lecture, presented by Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.

2.23.2016"The Morality of Limits on Pharmaceutical Patents," with UVA Law Professor Margo BagleyVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professor Margo Bagley delivers her lecture, 'Thou Shalt Not Steal': The Morality of Limits on Pharmaceutical Patents," to mark her appointment as Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law.

2.19.2016Karl Racine '89, First Elected Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Discusses His Career PathVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine discusses his path into public office as a first-generation Haitian immigrant whose legal career spans work as a public defender and White House attorney to managing partner of a large D.C. firm. He also addresses his service as the first elected attorney general for the ...

2.10.2016Legal History Book Panel on UVA Law Professor Risa Goluboff's "Vagrant Nation"Video | Streaming Audio | MP3A panel of academics discuss UVA Law professor Risa Goluboff's new book, "Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s." In addition to Goluboff, the panelists are John Fabian Witt of Yale Law School, Laura Kalman of the University of California Santa Barbara History Department; and Anne ...

2.3.2016'If What I Do Is Right, How Can You Make It Wrong?' with Professor Kimberly Kessler FerzanVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professor Kimberly Kessler Ferzan explores risks, mental states and culpability during a chair lecture marking her appointment as the Harrison Robertson Professor of Law.

1.26.2016Goluboff's "Vagrant Nation" Uncovers Rapid Revolution in Nation's Laws, Police Power Video | Streaming Audio | MP3 | Related Story In her new book, "Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change and the Making of the 1960s," University of Virginia School of Law professor Risa Goluboff explores how and why vagrancy laws that had been on the books for hundreds of years collapsed in the span of two decades.

1.21.2016What Do UVA Law Admissions Officers Look for in Personal Statements and Interviews? Streaming Audio | MP3Director of Admissions Grace Applefeld Cleveland, Assistant Director of Admissions Holly Bennett and Director of Financial Aid Jennifer Hulvey comment on what works, and what doesn't work, in personal statements and applicant interviews.

1.19.2016New Book Charts Rise of Corporate Religious LibertyVideo | Related Story In the wake of Hobby Lobby, a new collection of essays co-edited by University of Virginia School of Law professor Micah Schwartzman examines the rise of the idea that corporations have a right to religious freedom.

1.13.2016National Security Law, with UVA Law Professor Ashley DeeksVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3In the her fall National Security Law class, Professor Ashley Deeks discusses military targets and the use of drones, along with other national security law issues. Deeks previously served as the assistant legal adviser for political-military affairs in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser, and as the ...

1.13.2016Law and Free Market Concepts Intertwine in U.S. Criminal Justice, Professor Darryl Brown Finds in New Book Video | Related Story One way the U.S. criminal justice system departs from other common law countries is its abiding faith in democratic and market-based processes, UVA Law professor Darryl Brown says in his new book, "Free Market Criminal Justice."

1.12.2016Life at UVA LawVideoFind out why "it's all about the people at UVA" through an inside look at the top-ranked law school's community.

11.24.2015Tax Reform Alternatives for the 21st CenturyStreaming Audio | MP3The panel includes U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, a fair-tax advocate; Becky Norton Dunlop, of the Heritage Foundation and a flat tax advocate; UVA Law professor George Yin, the former chief of staff of the U.S. Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation, one of the most influential tax positions in the country; and Scott Hodge, president ...

11.23.2015Judicial Duty and the Supreme Court's Cult of CelebrityStreaming Audio | MP3Professor Nelson Lund of George Mason School of Law and UVA Law professors Toby Heytens and Gordon Hylton discuss an article co-authored by Professor Lund that lays out four ideas for fixing what he sees as a problem of judicial celebrity — a problem that he says negatively impacts the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court.

11.16.2015"The Future of Violence," with Ben WittesStreaming Audio | MP3With the proliferation of data and technology, new threats to national security are coming, Benjamin Wittes explains in a talk about his book, "The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones – Confronting a New Age of Threat." A senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, Wittes is co-founder ...

11.6.2015"What Every Lawyer Should Know About Client Relationships," with Jim Donovan, Managing Director, Goldman SachsVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Goldman Sachs managing director and Law School adjunct professor Jim Donovan shares his insights on managing and cultivating client relationships. Donovan is responsible for advising many of the largest corporate and individual clients of Goldman Sachs.

11.6.2015"Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive," with Saikrishna PrakashVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Professor Saikrishna Prakash, an expert in presidential powers, talks about his new book, "Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive," during a talk for Alumni Board and Council members.

11.2.2015"Federalism, Law and the Economy," a Panel Honoring UVA Historian Charles McCurdyStreaming Audio | MP3Barry Cushman of Notre Dame Law School, Stephanie Hunter McMahon of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Logan Everett Sawyer of the University of Georgia College of Law and Victoria Saker Woeste of the American Bar Foundation discuss their work and celebrate the legacy of University of Virginia legal historian Charles ...

11.2.2015"Adjudicating Rights and Interests in a Changing Nation," a Panel Honoring UVA Historian Charles McCurdyStreaming Audio | MP3J. Herbie DiFonzo of Hofstra Law School, Richard F. Hamm of State University of New York at Albany Department of History, Reuel E. Schiller of University of California, Hastings College of the Law and Patricia Hagler Minter of Western Kentucky University Department of History discuss their work and celebrate the legacy of University ...

10.30.2015Federal EPA Official Michael Shapiro on Water Quality, Water Rights Streaming Audio | MP3Michael Shapiro, deputy assistant administrator for water with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, delivers the keynote address for the Virginia Environmental Law Journal Symposium, "Water Rights in the Eastern United States." Shapiro's office is responsible for federal programs to restore and protect the nation's waterways ...

10.30.2015Rule of Law Expert Rachel Kleinfeld Address Problem of Weak StatesStreaming Audio | MP3Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who specializes in rule of law theory, speaks on building the rule of law.

10.8.2015"After Obergefell: What's Next for the LGBTQ Movement?" with Professors Kim Forde-Mazrui and Douglas LaycockStreaming Audio | MP3UVA Law professors Douglas Laycock and Kim Fore-Mazrui discuss the implications of Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court case holding that same-sex couples have a right to marry under the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

10.7.2015"Firearms, Mental Illness and the Law," with Jeffrey SwansonVideo | Streaming Audio | MP3Jeffrey Swanson, professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, delivers the 16th annual P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture, with an introduction by UVA Law professor Richard Bonnie. Swanson’s research is focused on building evidence for policies and laws to prevent firearm violence ...

10.6.2015"International Law and Cyber Security," with Eneken Tikk-RingasStreaming Audio | MP3Eneken Tikk-Ringas, senior fellow for cyber security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, talks about the development of international law in the context of cyber security. These developments include proposals for a new treaty, different interpretations of existing norms and the evolution of new norms. Tikk-Ringas ...

10.5.2015"Advancing Justice Through Storytelling," with Author Corban Addison '04Video | Streaming Audio | MP3UVA Law graduate Corban Addison is the author of three international best-selling novels, "A Walk Across the Sun," "The Garden of Burning Sand," and "The Tears of Dark Water." An attorney, activist and world traveler, Addison brings attention to human rights crises around the world through the art of novel writing.

9.17.2015"How to Read a Case," with Professor Anne CoughlinStreaming Audio | MP3Professor Anne Coughlin explains how to read a case to first-year students during an event hosted by the Black Law Students Association.

8.13.2015Alumni Q&A: Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño '85 Will Welcome UVA Law's Class of 2018Video | Related Story Luis Fortuño '85, former governor of Puerto Rico and now a partner at Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C., will welcome the Class of 2018 to the University of Virginia School of Law during orientation Monday.

6.18.2015"The Role of the Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff," with Brig. Gen. Richard Gross '93Video | Streaming Audio | MP3Brig. Gen. Richard Gross, a member of the U.S. Army JAG Corps, is legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. His talk was given as part of the National Security Law Institute, sponsored by the Center for National Security Law.

6.10.2015U.S. Presidency Was Imperial from Start, Professor's New Book RevealsVideo | Related Story The modern president is often criticized when he wields executive power without seeking congressional approval, but a new book by University of Virginia School of Law professor Saikrishna Prakash says that type of autonomy is very much in keeping with how the role of the executive was conceived.

6.9.2015"The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act," with UVA Law Professor Molly Shadel Video | MP3University of Virginia law professor Molly Shadel, a former attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Intelligence Policy and Review, explains the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including how it can and cannot be used. Shadel, a senior fellow with the Center for National Security Law, spoke as ...

6.1.2015"Development of the International Law of Conflict Management," with Professor John Norton MooreMP3Professor John Norton Moore, director of the Center for National Security Law, leads a class on the history of the international law of conflict management at the National Security Law Institute.

5.8.2015"The Importance of Civil Procedure for Access to Justice," with Professor A. Benjamin SpencerVideo | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer discusses the state of civil procedure and why it matters in connection to access to the courts and the U.S. justice system. Spencer spoke during the Alumni Board and Council lunch.

5.3.2015UVA Law's Intellectual Property Program, with Professor John Duffy Video | MP3Professor John Duffy tells admitted students about the Intellectual Property Program at UVA Law.

4.23.2015Lovell and Bilhartz Combine Contrasting Styles to Win 86th Lile Moot Court CompetitionVideo | MP3 | Related Story One has the thoughtful manner of a law clerk. The other possesses the engaging style of an advocate. University of Virginia School of Law students Trevor Lovell and Nate Bilhartz combined their contrasting, yet complementary approaches to win the school's 86th Lile Moot Court Competition on April 18.

4.21.2015Charge to the Class of 2015, with Professor Karen MoranVideo | MP3Karen Moran, co-director of the Legal Research and Writing Program, offers graduating students a memorable farewell and words to live by at the annual Charge to the Class.

4.20.2015UVA Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Students Help Darden Startups Find Their FootingVideo | Related Story Most attorneys leave law school and start their jobs before working directly with a client focused on growing a business. But students in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law are able to act as general counsel for a startup company before they even graduate.

4.15.2015Professor's Book Looks at Environmental Movement Through Supreme Court DecisionsVideo | Related Story University of Virginia School of Law professor Jon Cannon's 'Environment in the Balance: The Green Movement and the Supreme Court' offers a legal and cultural assessment of the modern environmental movement, using 30 of the most influential Supreme Court cases in the past 40 years.

4.14.2015"The Four Women Justices," with Slate's Dahlia LithwickVideo | MP3Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor at Slate who covers the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke about gender representation and the four women who have been justices. Lithwick is writing a book on the subject.

4.14.2015International Court of Justice Represents Unique Blend of Legal Systems, Says Judge Joan DonoghueVideo | MP3 | Related Story The International Court of Justice operates through a unique blend of the legal traditions of the nations represented on the court, Judge Joan E. Donoghue told an audience at the University of Virginia School of Law on Monday. Donoghue is the recipient of the 2015 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.

4.13.2015UVA Law's 32nd Softball Invitational Brings 1,700 Law Students Together for CharityVideo | Related Story UVA Law students brought more than 120 teams together to play softball and raise $20,000 for the Charlottesville charity ReadyKids last weekend.

4.13.2015Richard Goldstone on War Crimes and AccountabilityMP3Richard Goldstone, a former chief prosecutor of the U.N. international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, discusses war crimes and the mechanisms for holding those who committed them accountable, including the controversial International Criminal Court.

4.10.2015SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher on Financial Regulation Video | MP3Daniel M. Gallagher, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivers the keynote address at "The 1940 Acts at 75: Reflecting on the Past, Present and Future Regulation of Investment Companies and Investment Advisers." Sponsored by the Virginia Law & Business Review, the event was run in partnership with ...

4.10.2015Robert Pozen on Corporate GovernanceVideo | MP3Robert Pozen, a former chairman of MFS Investment Management, a noted author and a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, speaks at "The 1940 Acts at 75: Reflecting on the Past, Present and Future Regulation of Investment Companies and Investment Advisers." Paul Schott Stevens ’78, president and CEO of the Investment Company ...

4.8.2015Jean-Pictet Competition in International Law, 2015 Final Round VideoThe Université Paris II Panthéon Assas ("Boniere" in the video), Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights ("Mabuhay") and National University of Singapore ("Nanpo") teams compete in the final round of the Jean-Pictet Competition, and Singapore is later named the winner. For more about UVA Law involvement ...

4.1.2015A Fireside Chat with NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith '89MP3In an April 1 talk at the University of Virginia School of Law, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith '89 spoke about his experiences as chair of a white-collar crime practice group at a D.C. law firm, serving as counsel to then-Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder and the 2011 NFL player lockout.

4.1.2015"Defending the Most-Hated Man in America: The Search for the Elusive Truth," with Stephen Jones MP3Stephen Jones, the lead public defense attorney for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case, has been attached to high-profile cases involving alleged acts of terrorism and disloyalty stretching back to the Vietnam War.

3.30.2015Magna Carta: 800 Years After Runnymede Video | MP3UVA Law professor A. E. Dick Howard and William & Mary law professor Tom McSweeney discuss the impact of Magna Carta on both American and English law in honor of its 800th anniversary this year. The event, sponsored by the Federalist Society at UVA Law and the Student Legal Forum took place on March 25 at the University of ...

3.27.2015Edward Snowden Attorney Ben Wizner Speaks at UVA LawVideo | MP3ACLU attorney Ben Wizner spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law on March 25 about protecting privacy in an era in which government organizations and businesses wish to gather increasing amounts of information about people's everyday lives. Wizner is introduced by UVA Law professor Josh Bowers, co-director of the ...

3.27.2015UVA Law Students Celebrate Diversity WeekVideo | Related Story More than 500 University of Virginia School of Law students signed this year's Student Bar Association Diversity Pledge. The statement of respect and tolerance, now in its ninth year, kicked off Diversity Week events, which began Monday.

3.23.2015King v. Burwell and the future of ObamacareMP3Professors Timothy Jost, from Washington and Lee University School of Law, and Mimi Riley of the University of Virginia School of Law discussed the upcoming Obamacare-challenging Supreme Court case King v. Burwell and the future of the Affordable Care Act during a talk on March 23.

3.20.2015The Program in Law and Public Service, with Professor Josh Bowers Video | MP3Professor Josh Bowers and UVA Law students talk about the Program in Law and Public Service during an admitted students open house.

3.20.2015Deirdre Enright Discusses UVA Law Innocence ProjectVideo | MP3Deirdre Enright, director of the Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law, discusses opportunities for students in the for-credit and pro bono clinics during an admitted students open house.

3.19.2015"Nelson Mandela as a Statesman," with Richard GoldstoneMP3Richard Goldstone, an adjunct professor at UVA Law, is the former chief prosecutor of the U.N. international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He served as a judge in South Africa for 23 years, the last nine as a justice of the Constitutional Court.

3.18.2015Dean Paul Mahoney's New Book "Wasting a Crisis" Questions Rush to Regulate After Financial MeltdownVideo | Related Story University of Virginia School of Law Dean Paul G. Mahoney's new book, "Wasting a Crisis: Why Securities Regulation Fails," counters prevailing ideas that a flurry of regulations solve financial crises.

3.11.2015Views From the Bench: Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain LL.M. '92MP3Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain discusses how the U.S. constitutional structure affects the work of a federal judge.

3.9.2015"Serial" and UVA Law's Innocence ProjectVideo | MP3Deirdre Enright, director of investigation for the University of Virginia School of Law's Innocence Project Clinic and its pro bono clinic efforts, talks about post-conviction relief and the work of law students on the Adnan Syed case, which was featured on the hit podcast "Serial." Enright's talk was sponsored by the Virginia ...

3.2.2015"Excutive Amnesty" with UVA Law Professors David Martin and John HarrisonVideo | MP3Professors David Martin and John Harrison discuss executive amnesty in regards to immigration during a talk at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 26, 2015.

2.27.2015"The Future of Sentencing," with U.S. Judge Jed RakoffMP3U.S. Judge Jed Rakoff, a leading critic of sentencing guidelines, the death penalty, and the Securities and Exchange Commission's non-prosecution agreements with companies in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, discusses abolishing federal sentencing guidelines.

2.27.2015Civil Rights Pioneer Morris Dees Discusses Fight for Racial Justice Video | MP3Civil rights pioneer Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 24. He discussed the fight for racial and social justice in the post-Jim Crow landscape of the South in the 1960s and '70s, as well as the challenges facing the civil rights movement in the ...

2.26.2015"Race Declassified: Post Racial Divisions" with UCLA Law Professor Cheryl HarrisMP3UCLA law professor Cheryl Harris, an expert in critical race theory, discusses how race and class became competing legal arguments for addressing inequality, and the implications today. This event was sponsored by a range of organizations across Grounds, including UVA Law's Center for Study of Race and Law.

2.20.2015Supreme Court Will Hear UVA Law Clinic Case Involving Felons and Firearms TuesdayVideo | MP3 | Related Story At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, University of Virginia law professor Daniel Ortiz will argue a case at the intersection of criminal and property law involving felons' rights to own or sell non-contraband firearms.

2.18.2015"The Future of Sentencing" Symposium Panel on Virginia Sentencing MP3 | Related Story U.S. Judge Jed Rakoff will speak about abolishing federal sentencing guidelines at a symposium hosted by the University of Virginia School of Law Feb. 27.

2.9.2015UVA Law Symposium on Sports, Entertainment Will Feature Marketing PioneerVideo | MP3 | Related Story Sports marketing pioneer Sonny Vaccaro will headline a symposium focusing on change in the sports and entertainment industries on Feb. 20 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

1.30.2015Professor Josh Bowers Talks About Writing Process and His Paper, "Legality and Rough Justice"MP3Prof. Josh Bowers talks about his witing process and his paper, "Legality and Rough Justice," during a Faculty Ideas in Progress workshop.

1.27.2015Threat of Sanctions Proves Critical to "Force of Law" in UVA Law Professor Frederick Schauer's New BookVideo | Related Story University of Virginia School of Law professor Frederick Schauer's new book, "The Force of Law," challenges conventional thinking about why people obey the law and has implications for those in power who flaunt it.

1.15.2015"The Law of Body Parts," with Dr. Kenneth Brayman MP3During a lecture for the January Term course The Law of Body Parts, Dr. Kenneth Brayman, division chief of transplant surgery at the University of Virginia, discussed the history of organ donation and current issues affecting the market and health care professionals.

12.22.2014UVA Law Innocence Project on What's Next for "Serial" InvestigationMP3 | Related Story The hit podcast "Serial" is over, but work for the Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law, which has been helping with the show's investigation of a 1999 murder, is revving up.

11.14.2014Exam Tips for First-Year Law Students VideoUniversity of Virginia School of Law professor Alex Johnson, along with Director of Academic Support Pam Starsia and third-year students Katie Barber and Zachary Ray, outline effective strategies for first-year students taking exams.

11.13.2014"Reflections on 50 Years at UVA Law" with A. E. Dick Howard Video | MP3During the UVA Law Board of Trustees and Alumni Council meeting on Nov. 8, 2014, University of Virginia School of Law professor A. E. Dick Howard talked about his five decades of service to the Law School.

11.10.2014"Marriage and Family Law: A Decade of Change" with UVA Law Professor Kerry AbramsVideo | MP3During the UVA Law Board of Trustees and Alumni Council meeting on Nov. 7, 2014, University of Virginia School of Law professor Kerry Abrams addresses the evolution of same-sex marriage rights in the U.S. over the past decade.

10.30.2014"The Changing Face of Immigration Enforcement" with Doris Meissner Video | MP3Doris Meissner, senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and former commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, was the keynote speaker at "The Future of Immigration Enforcement" symposium at the University of Virginia School of Law on Oct. 24, 2014.

10.13.2014Holt v. Hobbs: UVA Law Professor Douglas Layock Talks About Arguing the Case Video | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professor Douglas Laycock discusses Holt v. Hobbs, the religious liberty case he argued Oct. 7 before the Supreme Court. Laycock represented an Arkansas inmate who seeks to wear a beard, in accordance with his Muslim faith. Professor Micah Schwartzman provides additional commentary on the ...

10.9.2014Brandon Garrett's New Book Exposes the Lenient Deals Prosecutors Make with Corporate CriminalsVideo | Related Story The book's title is a play on the notion that some corporations such as large banks and financial institutions are "too big to fail," because a conviction might ruin their ability to do business, and in turn affect the economy.

9.15.2014"Tips for Law School Success"Video | MP3Professors Molly Bishop Shadel and Rachel Harmon, Senior Assistant Dean for Career Services Kevin Donovan and third-year law students Taylor Steffan and Danit Carrier Tal give new students tips on how to succeed in law school.

8.25.2014"Case Analysis and Briefing," with Professors Molly Shadel and Anne CoughlinVideo | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professors Molly Shadel and Anne Coughlin instruct new law students on how to analyze and understand cases during a fall 2014 event.

8.18.2014UVA Law Class of 2017 Orientation Speaker Warren Gorrell ’79Video | MP3 | Related Story Warren Gorrell, a 1979 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a corporate partner and former co-CEO of Hogan Lovells, was the featured speaker at orientation for the Class of 2017 on Aug. 18, 2014. Dean Paul G. Mahoney introduced Gorrell.

8.18.2014Admissions Dean Cordel Faulk Welcomes the Class of 2017Video | MP3 | Related Story Cordel Faulk '01, interim assistant dean for admissions at the University of Virginia School of Law, welcomed the Class of 2017 at orientation on Aug. 18.

6.13.2014Former WMD Official at NATO Discusses Proliferation During National Security Law InstituteMP3Former NATO weapons of mass destruction policy official Guy Roberts spoke at the UVA Law National Security Law Institute on June 10 about combatting proliferation.

6.3.2014Dean Paul G. Mahoney on the State of UVA Law, May 2014Video | MP3University of Virginia School of Law Dean Paul Mahoney discusses the past school year at Law Alumni Weekend on May 10, 2014.

5.21.2014University of Virginia School of Law 2014 GraduationVideo | MP3Dean Paul G. Mahoney, U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III and SBA President Brian Park deliver remarks at the University of Virginia School of Law's 2014 commencement ceremony.

5.13.2014"Free Speech in the 21st Century" with Professor Leslie KendrickVideo | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professor Leslie Kendrick reviews recent First Amendment cases, particularly those involving the free speech of businesses, at an alumni luncheon on May 9.

4.22.2014"Can Cities Govern?" Chair Lecture with Professor Richard C. SchraggerVideo | MP3University of Virginia School of Law Professor Richard C. Schragger discussed the limits and possibilities for city power and governance in an April 17 chair lecture marking his appointment as Perre Bowen Professor of Law.

4.17.2014Charge to the Class of 2014, with Professor Greg Mitchell Video | MP3Professor Greg Mitchell shared 10 tips for success in his Charge to the Class of 2014 on April 15.

4.15.2014Sept. 11, BP Oil Spill Fund-Master Kenneth Feinberg: Compensation Fills Need in Wake of Mass CatastrophesVideo | MP3 | Related Story As one of the nation's leading experts in alternative dispute resolution and administrator for funds for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the BP oil spill, and the Boston marathon bombings, among others, Kenneth Feinberg has helped decide who gets billions in compensation. But perhaps the most challenging part of ...

4.14.2014Engaged to Marry, Richards and Bielawski Also Team Up to Win 85th Lile Moot Court CompetitionVideo | MP3 | Related Story Engaged couple Kevin Richards and Grace Bielawski, third-year students at the University of Virginia School of Law, won the school's 85th Lile Moot Court Competition on April 5.

4.11.2014"The American Voting Experience: A Conversation with Bob Bauer '76 and Ben Ginsberg"MP3Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsburg, co-chairs of the Presidential Commission on Elections, discuss their recent report on voting issues.

4.10.2014"Perspectives of a Recently Appointed Federal Trial Court Judge" with Robert Shelby '98MP3Judge Robert Shelby '98 provided insights into the confirmation process and
his first two years as a federal district judge.

4.10.2014"A Transitional Justice Strategy for Syria"MP3Mohammad Al Abdullah, Syria Justice and Accountability Center and Balkees Jarrah of the International Justice Program and Human Rights
Watch spoke about transitional justice in Syria.

4.8.2014Journalist Marcia Coyle Shares Observations on Roberts Court During Abraham LectureVideo | MP3Marcia Coyle, the chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal, a national weekly newspaper that covers law and litigation, delivered the Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture on April 4, 2014, at the University of Virginia School of Law.

4.3.2014"The Law of Nations as Constitutional Law," Virginia Law Review Centennial Symposium PanelVideo | MP3UVA Law professor Paul B. Stephan, an expert in international business and legal systems, moderated a March 28 discussion at the University of Virginia School of Law on the article "The Law of Nations as Constitutional Law," which was published by the Virginia Law Review in 2012.

3.24.2014Professors Give Their Take on Hobby Lobby Contraceptive Case Before the Supreme CourtMP3UVA Law Professors Barbara E. Armacost, Douglas Laycock and Richard C. Schragger give their take on the Hobby Lobby contraceptive case before the Supreme Court

3.6.2014Deputy General Counsel at World Bank Delivers Keynote at UVA Law Symposium on Development Video | MP3Hassane Cissé, deputy general counsel, knowledge and research for World Bank, delivered the keynote address for "Crossing Borders: Rethinking International Development," a Feb. 24 symposium held at the University of Virginia School of Law.

3.5.2014Corporate Governance Talk with Former Delaware Chief Justice Video | MP3Myron T. Steele '70, recently retired chief justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, addresses corporate governance in the wake of corporate collapses in the past decade during a Feb. 21 talk at the University of Virginia School of Law. Steele's talk was the keynote during this year's Virginia Law and Business Review symposium, ...

2.27.2014Top National Security Lawyers Say Jobs Await Grads Who Are Patient, FlexibleVideo | MP3 | Related Story Despite the nation’s decreasing emphasis on war, jobs for lawyers in national security will continue to exist in significant numbers and graduates who are patient and flexible with their careers can get the jobs, top advisers told University of Virginia School of Law students during a Feb. 17 career panel.

2.26.2014"After Windsor," A UVA Law Talk on LGBT Rights Following United States v. Windsor Video | MP3Professors Kerry Abrams and Deborah Hellman of the University of Virginia School of Law and professor Nancy Polikoff of the American University Washington College of Law spoke at UVA Law on Feb. 19 regarding the impact of United States v. Windsor.

2.20.2014Affirmative Action Discussion with Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui and the Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky MP3UVA Law Professor Kim Forde-Mazrui and the Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky will come together to discuss the current state of affirmative action in the
United States from differing perspectives.

2.17.2014Linda Fairstein '72 speaks on her career as a prosecutor and authorVideo | MP3Linda Fairstein '72 speaks on her career as a prosecutor and author

2.10.2014Fashion Law Attorney Staci Riordan Delivers Keynote at VJOLT Symposium Video | MP3Staci Riordan, partner and chair of the Fashion Law Practice Group at Fox Rothschild, spoke about her professional experiences and growth in the field as part of the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology's Symposium "The Future of Fashion Law."

1.30.2014Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domestic Violence Survivor Discusses Her Landmark Human Rights CaseMP3In a Jan. 29 talk, Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales) discusses her landmark case, the first brought by a survivor of domestic violence against the United States before an international human rights tribunal. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights found that the U.S. violated her and her children's human rights.

11.26.2013"Town of Greece v. Galloway" with UVA Law Professor Douglas LaycockVideo | MP3University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock discusses Town of Greece v. Galloway, a U.S. Supreme Court case he argued in November 2013 that may clarify the legal limits on public prayer in government meetings across the country. His talk was sponsored the Law Christian Fellowship and the Secular Legal Society.

11.21.201350 Years at UVA: Professors Howard and Low Look Back at Evolution of Law SchoolMP3 | Related Story A lot has changed in the last five decades at UVA Law — just ask Professors A. E. Dick Howard and Peter Low, who this term are celebrating 50 years since they began teaching here.

11.21.2013"Animal Protection in the 21st Century" with Humane Society CEO Wayne Pacelle MP3Wayne Pacelle, CEO and president of the Humane Society of the United States, gave at talk at UVA Law titled "Animal Protection in the 21st Century: Finding Clarity in Our Tangled, Contradictory Relationship with Animals."

11.12.2013"A Constitutional History of the Long 1960s" with Professor Risa Goluboff Video | MP3How does constitutional change happen? What makes laws that have long been constitutional suddenly look anachronistic, unconstitutional or downright wrong? University of Virginia School of Law professor Risa Goluboff addressed these questions during a lecture marking her appointment as John Allan Love Professor of Law.

11.12.2013"The Changing Nature of Covering the Supreme Court," with Dahlia LithwickMP3Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate, discusses the changing nature of covering the U.S. Supreme Court in a talk at UVA Law sponsored by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.

11.5.2013"Must Government Ignore Racial Inequality?" with Professor Kim Forde-MazruiVideo | MP3UVA law professor Kim Forde-Mazrui discusses how the government looks at racial inequality during a Oct. 31, 2013, lecture marking his appointment as Mortimer M. Caplin Professor of Law. His talk was titled "The Canary-Blind Constitution: Must Government Ignore Racial Inequality?"

10.31.2013"Compelled Commercial Speech," with Yale Law Dean Robert PostVideo | MP3Robert Post, dean of Yale Law School, delivers the keynote address for "Compelled Commercial Speech," the second Jefferson Symposium, sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Journal of Law & Politics.

10.25.2013"Public Deliberation and Private Property Rights: Can There Be Peaceful Coexistence?" with Richard EpsteinMP3Richard Epstein, the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, delivers the second annual BeVier Lecture at UVA Law.

10.22.2013"The Same, Only Different: The Re-emergence of Constitutional Rights for Children"MP3Marsha Levick, deputy director, chief counsel and co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, gives the keynote address at the UVA Law Child Advocacy Clinic's 15th anniversary conference.

10.21.2013"Punishment and the Adolescent Brain," with Laurence SteinbergMP3Laurence Steinberg, a leading authority on psychological development during adolescence, delivered the P. Browning Hoffman Memorial Lecture in Law and Psychiatry at UVA Law. His talk was titled "Punishment and the Adolescent Brain: The Role of Developmental Science in Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions About Juvenile Offenders."

10.9.2013"The Promise and Limits of Presidential Action on Climate Change," with Robert SussmanVideo | MP3Robert Sussman, former senior counsel for the EPA, delivered the keynote address at the Virginia Environmental Law Journal symposium, "The Promise and Limits of Presidential Action on Climate Change" on Oct. 9.

10.8.2013"Legal Innovation and the Progress of Law," with Professor John DuffyVideo | MP3University of Virginia law professor John Duffy discussed current thought on legal innovation and pointed to ways forward in an Oct. 8 chair lecture marking his appointment as Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law.

10.7.2013"The Founding: Reconsidered and Revised," with Michael J. KlarmanMP3Michael J. Klarman of Harvard Law School offers a revision of the conventional understanding of the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution during the McCorkle Lecture at the University of Virginia School of Law.

10.4.2013"What Every Lawyer Should Know About Client Relationships," with Jim DonovanVideo | MP3Goldman Sachs managing director and UVA Law adjunct professor Jim Donovan is a trusted adviser to some of the world's most sophisticated organizations. He recently shared his insights into the effective management and cultivation of client relationships during a talk sponsored by the Career Services Office.

10.1.2013"Democracy as Consumption," with Professor Dan OrtizVideo | MP3University of Virginia law professor Dan Ortiz delivers a chair lecture in which he focuses on citizens as consumers, rather than people who make choices that the political system is designed to aggregate with other citizens' choices and carry out.

9.27.2013"Corporate Liability in U.S. Courts for Global Actions" Video | MP3Marco Simons of EarthRights International and University of Virginia law professor Brandon Garrett discuss corporate liability in U.S. courts for global actions.

9.19.2013"Can We Handle the Truth?" A Conversation with Journalist Ron Suskind and Lawyer Kurt WimmerVideo | MP3Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Ron Suskind, a 1981 graduate of the University of Virginia's College of Art's and Sciences, and Kurt Wimmer, leading First Amendment lawyer and Suskind's attorney, speak at UVA Law about their years locked in a legal battle with the Bush administration.

9.16.20132013 Supreme Court Roundup Video | MP3University of Virginia School of Law professors A.E. Dick Howard, Kerry Abrams, Kim Forde-Mazrui and Risa Goluboff analyze and discuss the most important U.S. Supreme Court decisions of the past term, including cases involving same-sex marriage, the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action in higher education.

9.10.2013"What I Wish I’d Known as a 1L"MP3A diverse panel of third-year University of Virginia law students share what they wish they’d known as 1Ls interested in public service jobs on the topics of courses, internships, morale and mentoring.

8.28.2013Professors, Students Offer Tips for Women in Law SchoolVideo | MP3University of Virginia law professors Anne Coughlin and Molly Shadel, along with Sarah Buckley, editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review and Katie Rumbaugh, notes editor for the Virginia Law Review, discuss strategies for women to make the most of their law school careers.

8.19.2013Sarah Borders '88 Welcomes the Class of 2016 at OrientationVideo | MP3Sarah Robinson Borders, a 1988 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a partner in King & Spalding's Financial Restructuring Practice Group, welcomed the Law School's Class of 2016 at orientation Aug. 19.

7.19.2013Pursuing Justice for Juveniles: The Child Advocacy Clinic at UVA LawVideoAndrew Block, director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, talks about the goals of the clinic, and clinic students Jake Spilman and Emily Kveselis discuss their work on behalf of a juvenile offender.

7.12.2013A Rite of Passage: First-Year Oral Arguments Build Students' SkillsVideoStudents Elizabeth Reese '15 and David Short '15 argue a mock appellate case before a panel of alumni judges and a student as the culmination of the Legal Research and Writing course. The course and oral arguments are a rite of passage for first-year law students at the University of Virginia School of Law.

6.18.2013"Predator Drones and Targeted Killings," with Frederick P. Hitz MP3Frederick Hitz, a distinguished fellow at the Center for National Security Law, a former statutory inspector general at the CIA, spoke on predator drones and targeted killings at the National Security Law Institute at UVA Law.

6.18.2013"Transnational Terrorism," with M.E. "Spike" BowmanMP3M.E. "Spike" Bowman, a distinguished fellow at the Center for National Security Law and a former senior counsel for national security law at the FBI, spoke on transnational terrorism at the National Security Law Institute at UVA Law.

6.14.2013"Cyber Threats to U.S. National Security"MP3Stewart A. Baker, former assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security and former general counsel for the National Security Agency, spoke on cyber threats as part of the National Security Law Institute at UVA Law.

6.14.2013"How Constitutional Ideas Travel" with Professor A.E. Dick Howard Video | MP3University of Virginia law professor A.E. Dick Howard gives a talk on "How Constitutional Ideas Travel: The Influence of the American Constitutional Experience on Other Countries and Cultures."

5.31.2013"Ethical and Legal Issues in Whole-Genome Sequencing — Is It a Good Idea?"MP3Mark A. Rothstein, Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine, University of Louisville, spoke at the third "Genetics, Ethics and the Law" conference at UVA Law.

5.30.2013"Why Precipitous, Population-Wide Whole-Genome Sequencing Is Probably Inevitable"MP3Hank Greely, director of the Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford University, spoke at UVA Law as part of the third national Conference on Genetics, Ethics and The Law on May 23.

5.21.2013Nelson '68 Urges Class of 2013 to Strive to Always Act Ethically in CareersVideo | MP3 | Related Story In his commencement address on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida urged the University of Virginia School of Law's graduating class of 2013 to always act ethically as lawyers and to restore the public's trust in the legal profession.

5.19.20132013 Graduation Time-Lapse VideoVideoThe Class of 2013 graduates from the University of Virginia School of Law — in three minutes.

5.15.2013After Challenging Military Ban on Women in Combat, Molly Pitcher Project's Dreams Are RealizedVideo | MP3 | Related Story The members of the Molly Pitcher Project — comprised of UVA law professor Anne Couhglin and four students in the class of 2013 — reflect on their successful effort to overturn the military's ban on women serving in combat.

5.7.2013Marked by 10 Years of Success, Law & Business Program Named in Honor of Venture Capitalist John Glynn '65Video | Related Story Launched at UVA Law in 2002 to offer students experience in business concepts, the Law & Business Program has been named in honor of John W. Glynn, a 1965 alumnus of UVA Law and the founder of Glynn Capital Management, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

4.23.2013Former State Department Official Anne-Marie Slaughter Calls for New Laws in Dealing with TerrorismVideo | MP3 | Related Story Anne-Marie Slaughter, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, delivered the 15th annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture at UVA Law on "Drones, Detentions and the Dilemmas of 21st-Century Foreign Policy."

4.22.2013"Syria Behind the Headlines: Dynamics of the Uprising and Human Rights on the Ground"MP3Basamm Haddad, director of the Middle East Studies program at George Mason University and founder of the e-zine Jadaliyya, spoke at UVA Law on the roots of the uprising in Syria and the current situation on the ground.

4.18.2013A Discussion of Lawrence v. Texas with Professor Daniel OrtizMP3UVA Law Professor Dan Ortiz hosts a discussion of Lawrence v. Texas and its changing role in American law on the decision's 10th anniversary, in a talk sponsored by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.

4.17.2013"The Crime of Incitement: Propaganda and Media in International Criminal Tribunal Judgments"MP3Richard A. Wilson, Gladstein Chair of Human Rights, professor of anthropology and law, and director of the Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, speaks on "The Crime of Incitement: Propaganda and Media in International Criminal Tribunal Judgments."

4.15.2013FBI Director and Jefferson Medal Recipient Robert Mueller '73 Reflects on Bureau's Transformation After 9/11Video | MP3 | Related Story FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, a 1973 graduate of UVA Law, spoke at the Law School after he was awarded the 2013 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.

4.11.2013Friends First, Kossis and Ramkumar Close Law School with a Win in Lile Moot Court CompetitionVideo | MP3 | Related Story Third-year University of Virginia law student Archith Ramkumar and Lyle Kossis were the winners of the 84th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court competition.

4.10.2013"Eyewitness Memory and the Social Science Research" with Jennifer DysartVideo | MP3Jennifer Dysart, one of the nation's leading experts on the factors influencing the accuracy of eyewitness identification, spoke at UVA Law at a recent symposium on "Eyewitness Identification Procedures in the Commonwealth."

4.9.2013"Religious Liberty and the Culture Wars," with UVA Law Professor Douglas LaycockVideo | MP3Professor Douglas Laycock lectures on religious liberty and the culture wars to mark his appointment as the Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.

3.23.2013Richard Hasen on the State of Election Law After 2012Video | MP3Richard L. Hasen, the Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, recently spoke at the Journal of Law & Politics conference "The Voting Wars: Elections and the Law from Registration to Inauguration" on March 23. University of Virginia law professor John C. Jeffries Jr. introduced ...

3.21.2013Corban Addison '04 Discusses His Book, 'A Walk Across the Sun'MP3As part of the Virginia Festival of the Book, author and UVa Law alumnus Corban Addison discusses the research and writing of his novel, "A Walk Across the Sun," which crosses international boundaries and delves into both human trafficking and the depths of family love.

3.19.2013Even Before Graduation, UVA Law Students Prosecute Criminal Cases Through ClinicVideo | Related Story The yearlong Prosecution Clinic places third-year law students in 19 commonwealth's attorneys' offices and two federal prosecutors' offices — primarily in the greater Charlottesville region — where they work at least one day a week.

3.19.2013"Gambling and Corruption in Sports"MP3At the "Vice and Morality in Sports" symposium at UVA Law, presented by the Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Lournal and the Virginia Sports Law Society, a panel discussed gambling and corruption in sports. The panel, moderated by UVA Law Professor Alex Johnson, featured Tom Ostertag '81, senior vice president and general ...

3.11.2013The Future of the Voting Rights Act: A Discussion About Shelby County v. Holder and What it Means for VirginiaMP3Professor Risa Goluboff and Ridge Schuyler, former Virginia Counsel for Obama for America, discuss the recent argument in Shelby County v. Holder, the case challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

3.8.2013A Conversation with Kim Keenan '87, General Counsel for the NAACPMP3What does it mean to lead the general counsel's office for one of the oldest and most respected civil rights organizations in the country? Kim Keenan '87 discusses her work at the NAACP and her distinguished career in both the public and private sectors.

2.28.2013"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: The Future of Financial Regulation" with Ethiopis TafaraMP3Ethiopis Tafara, director of the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law as part of the the Virginia Journal of International Law and the J.B. Moore Society of International Law symposium, "Financial Innovation in a Changing World."

2.26.2013"Fact and Fiction: The Role of Super PACs in the 2012 Elections" Video | MP3University of Virginia law professor Michael Gilbert and Joseph Birkenstock, a lawyer with the law firm Caplin & Drysdale, discuss super PACs — independent political action committees that can contribute to candidates or parties but without any legal limit on donation size — and the role they played in the 2012 election.

2.25.2013"Poverty as Disability: Neuroscience, Poor Children and Special Education" Video | MP3University of Virginia law professor James Ryan and Angela Ciolfi, director of the JustChildren program of the Legal Aid Justice Center, speak on "Poverty as Disability: Neuroscience, Poor Children and Special Education" at the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law's 2013 symposium, "Theory and Practice."

2.22.2013"Obamacare: Government Overreach or an Exercise of Moderation?"MP3Judy Feder, a professor of public policy at Georgetown Public Policy Institute and institute fellow at the Urban Institute, spoke on health care reform at the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law's 2013 symposium, "Theory and Practice," at UVA Law.

2.22.2013"Democracy and Markets in Criminal Adjudication" with Professor Darryl BrownVideo | MP3University of Virginia law professor Darryl Brown delivers a chair lecture on "Democracy and Markets in Criminal Adjudication" at UVA Law.

2.21.2013"Coming Apart: Charles Murray on the Isolation of the New Upper Class"MP3The Federalist Society at UVA Law hosted the American Enterprise Institute's Charles Murray, who spoke on an aspect of his most recent book, "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010."

2.20.2013"Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013?"MP3At the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law's 2013 symposium, "Theory and Practice," UVA law professor David Martin and American Immigration Lawyers Association President Laura Lichter discuss immigration reform in a talk moderated by UVA law professor Kerry Abrams.

2.19.2013"The Fight to Fight: Eliminating the Ban on Women in Combat"Video | MP3As part of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law's 2013 symposium, "Theory and Practice," University of Virginia law professor Anne Coughlin and Covington & Burling attorney Megan Keane discuss their efforts to challenge the military's ban on women in combat.

2.14.2013'The Capitalist Dilemma: Disruptive Technology in a Recovering Economy,' with Clayton Christensen Video | MP3Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen discussed the effects of disruptive innovation on a recovering economy in a talk to University of Virginia School of Law and Darden School of Business students at UVA Law.

2.13.2013"Terrorism in Occupied Territory," with Hebrew University Professor David KretzmerMP3Professor David Kretzmer discusses the definition of terrorism at an event sponsored by UVA Law's Human Rights Program. Does "terrorism" include the struggle against foreign occupation? Some states in the Middle East assert that it should not.

2.13.2013"The Arab Spring and the Future of the Arab World," with Ahmad Masa'deh LL.M. '92 Video | MP3Jordan's former ambassador to the European Union, Ahmad Masa'deh, spoke on the Arab Spring and the future of the Arab World at the University of Virginia School of Law.

2.5.2013"Bending Toward Justice: The Struggle for Civil Rights Today," with Mary Bauer '90Video | MP3Mary Bauer '90, legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center and an alumna of the University of Virginia School of Law, speaks as part of the University of Virginia's annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

2.1.2013"Defending Sen. Stevens: Fairness in Prosecuting the Law," with Robert Cary '90MP3Robert Cary '90, partner at Williams & Connolly, discusses his experience defending U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and the importance of fairness in prosecuting the law at a talk sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Rex E. Lee Law Society at the University of Virginia School of Law.

1.22.2013UVA Law Professor's Book Aims to Help Students Navigate Verbal Challenges of Law School, WorkplaceVideo | Related Story University of Virginia law professor Molly Bishop Shadel, who teaches courses in public speaking and persuasion, has authored a new book that attempts to help prepare law students for the communication challenges they will likely encounter in law school and in their careers as attorneys.

12.17.2012UVA Law Professor's Book Explores Untold Story of Impact of 1866 Civil Rights ActVideo | Related Story Looking back to the nation's first law protecting civil rights after the end of slavery offers fresh insight into lingering questions still debated today, University of Virginia law professor George Rutherglen says in his new book.

12.5.2012"Effective Visual Presentations," Inside the Classroom with Professor Molly ShadelVideo | MP3In her Hallmarks of Distinguished Advocacy course, University of Virginia School of Law professor Molly Bishop Shadel uses a classic historical anecdote to explain how effective visual presentations can persuade audiences.

11.19.2012UVA Law's Public Speaking Courses Offer More than Just Courtroom PrepVideo | Related Story Public speaking courses at the University of Virginia School of Law teach students how to communicate more effectively in any situation, a skill that every lawyer would benefit from learning, the program's directors say.

11.19.2012'Too Big to Jail?' A Student Scholarly Lunch with Professor Brandon GarrettVideo | MP3At a student scholarly lunch, University of Virginia law professor Brandon Garrett discusses a draft chapter from "Too Big to Jail," his forthcoming book about how corporations are prosecuted.

11.15.2012Human Rights Career Panel at UVA LawVideoThe Human Rights Program and the Public Service Center of the University of Virginia School of Law hosted a panel discussion on human rights careers.

11.9.2012"The Role of In-House Counsel," with David G. Leitch '85, General Counsel at Ford Motor Co.MP3David G. Leitch '85, general counsel at Ford Motor Company, spoke about the role of an in-house counsel at a Fortune 10 company and the impact of regulatory burdens and adverse litigation on a major corporation.

11.1.2012Judge Paul Michel '66 on the U.S. Patent SystemVideo | MP3Paul Michel '66, who held the nation's top judicial position focused on intellectual property law matters as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 2005-10, delivered the keynote address at a symposium hosted by the Virginia Journal of Law & Technology.

10.19.2012Virginia Assistant Attorney General Michelle Welch Discusses Animal Cruelty Laws at UVA SymposiumVideo | MP3 | Related Story Following the Michael Vick dogfighting case, laws in Virginia — and across the country — were strengthened to aid state-level animal cruelty prosecutions. But it's still hard to get substantive jail time for most intentional animal cruelty cases, said Virginia Assistant Attorney General Michelle Welch during a forum Friday ...

10.19.2012Law School Community Members Sign Pledge to Support Diversity Video | Related Story More than 500 students, faculty and staff at the University of Virginia School of Law signed the Diversity Pledge this week, an annual tradition that was moved this year for the first time to the fall semester.

10.3.2012"Voter ID Laws in the 2012 Election"MP3University of Virginia School of Law Professor Dan Ortiz discussed recent voter ID laws and other factors that may influence results in the upcoming election at a Oct. 3 lunch talk sponsored by the Virginia Law Democrats. Matthew Weinstein of Obama for America’s Voter Advocacy Project addresses specific ID requirements and poll observation in Virginia.

10.3.2012"Becoming a Law Professor"VideoUniversity of Virginia School of Law professors Deena Hurwitz, John Duffy, Risa Goluboff and Kerry Abrams spoke to students during an Oct. 1, 2012, panel discussion about the attributes candidates need to become law professors in today's market.

9.25.2012At Annual Supreme Court Roundup, UVA Law Professors Explain Health Care, Immigration DecisionsVideo | MP3 | Related Story Before a packed crowd of students and faculty in Caplin Pavilion, a panel of three University of Virginia law professors explained the most important Supreme Court decisions of the 2011-12 term, including cases involving the federal health care law and Arizona's immigration statute.

9.21.2012UVA Law Professor Models New Way of Teaching with Technology Video | Related Story Professor Rip Verkerke redesigned his first-year Contracts course to have a "flipped" classroom model in which standard lectures are delivered online outside of class, while class sessions are reserved for discussion and group activities. Verkerke received a University of Virginia Hybrid Challenge Grant to remake the course. ...

9.20.2012"Disclosure and the Information Tradeoff: A Student Scholarly Lunch with Michael Gilbert"MP3Professor Michael Gilbert presents his latest paper, "Disclosure and the Information Tradeoff," which challenges conventional thinking about disclosure of money in politics. He spoke at a student scholarly lunch, hosted by Professor J.H. Verkerke.

9.10.2012"Arizona v. United States: Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling"
MP3UVA Law professors Kerry Abrams, Anne Coughlin, John Harrison and David Martin discuss the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Arizona's controversial immigration law.

9.4.2012UVA Law Clinic Will Give Startup Companies at Darden a Legal Leg UpVideo | Related Story Through a new clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, law students are providing free legal services to startup companies founded by students at UVA's Darden School of Business.

8.23.2012Class of 2015 Orientation Address, with Rebecca Vallas '09Video | MP3Rebecca Vallas '09, a staff attorney with the nonprofit Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and a former Skadden Fellow and PILA president, welcomed first-year, transfer and exchange students to the Law School on Aug. 20. Dean Paul G. Mahoney, Senior Assistant Dean for Admission Anne Richard and Student Bar Association President Alex Aurisch '13 also spoke.

8.17.2012WTJU Interviews Professor Setear About His Research Into Contracts With the Devil in Pop CultureMP3WTJU's Soundboard interviews University of Virginia law professor John Setear about his recent research into contracts with the devil, as depicted in movies, TV shows, music, books and theater.

8.15.2012"The Nonprofit Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law"VideoClinic co-directors Allen Hench and Tara Boyd and clinic students Pedro Bermeo and Christina Leaton discuss the Nonprofit Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.

8.6.2012Knockoffs Can Spark Innovation, Boost Economy, UVA Law Professor's Book ArguesVideo | Related Story Christopher Sprigman is the co-author of "The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation," a new book that explores how certain industries prosper without copyright and patent law, even amidst pervasive imitation.

7.11.2012"The (Sometimes) Constitutional Point of 'Pointless Indignity,'" with Josh BowersMP3University of Virginia law professor Josh Bowers looks at arrests that may be "pointless indignit[ies]" but also "constitutionally reasonable" during a faculty workshop July 10 at the Law School.

7.6.2012First Amendment Clinic at the University of Virginia School of LawVideoClinic co-director Josh Wheeler and clinic participant Tiffany Rainbolt discuss the First Amendment Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law. Supervised by the legal staff of the Thomas Jefferson Center and attorneys from the law firm Baker Hostetler, students in the First Amendment Clinic conduct legal research, ...

7.2.2012Health Law at the University of Virginia School of Law VideoProfessor Margaret Riley discusses the Health Law Program at the University of Virginia School of Law during a spring 2012 admitted students open house.

6.19.2012“Valuing Attribution and Publication in Intellectual Property,” with Professor Chris Sprigman MP3Professor Chris Sprigman presents an early draft of “Valuing Attribution and Publication in Intellectual Property" at a faculty workshop moderated by Professor Greg Mitchell.

6.15.2012"Gifts as Potentially Taxable Income," Inside the Classroom with Professor George Yin Video | MP3University of Virginia School of Law Professor George Yin, a leading expert in tax policy, lectures on gifts and similar transfers as potentially taxable income.